at http://www.race-cars.com/engsales/other/1111621336/1111621336ss.htm

I e-mailed them to ask if any of their parts will swap on to a street aurora or N*
and if they sell CPUs to control spark and FI

maybe not the most practical idea but a fun idea anyway

""Aurora IRL-Kit
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Price: US $5,900 Currency_Convert
Location: Danville, IN

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Photo is representative of engine in running condition. Parts inventory photos reflect components from which the kits are built. Price includes parts needed to build 3.5 or 4.0 litre engine. The IRL Aurora Indy Car engine was developed and raced in the Indy Racing League 1997-2001. At top performance, the engine will produce 660 horsepower at 10,700 RPM. The engines will fit any IRL Dallara, G-Force or Riley and Scott Indy Car. The price does not include electronics. Parts kits are sold "as is." No refunds.
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not a bad price for 600+hp!!!!
but thats on alky

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Question wonder and be wierd
are you kind?

I doubt that engine would be streetable it is pretty sweet though

I MIGHT be streetable... though it does look like it's pretty specifically built...

Sigh... wish I had a few to mess around with... I'm sure it mates witht he Getrag perfectly... ::Sarcastic look::

I bet the getrag would last for 30 seconds with that engine!

Interesting find and outstanding price considering those engines were $80K new.
Ryan Falconer builds supercharged versions of that engine for street use.

For those times when the exhaust note from a SBC or ordinary Northstar isn't enough to scare the competition...

Wonder if anybody has a dyno graph?

sent them this E-mail

" was wondering what happened to the IRL aurora motors
from your ad I guess you are selling unassembled motors?
what other parts are needed to have a running unit?
what cost are those parts [CPU FI ect] do you sell CPUs that could be
used on a N*
do you also sell any parts that could be used to hot-rod a street based motor?
like a N* or Aurora or are the race based motors to different to use
as hop up parts ie will the heads or intakes bolt up on a street
block?
can the cams be used in stock heads
does the INDY AURORA motor use the street motors bellhouseing bolt patern?
I an currently building a N* based hotrod sports car for autocross
and know of many others who could use parts if they can be used in hot-rod swaps"

but found out on my F-1 board the indy motors are a custom 7/8 sized copy
of the street motors and most parts mostlikely will NOT swap
so much for stock block racing

"There were around 500 manufactured, so they are around. Pretty cheap too (though that depends on your definition of cheap). A buddy of mine just took moved into a shop in Indy and found four in the loft, still in their crates. If you are willing to scrounge around, you could probably assemble one pretty cheap from parts. However, not one part will fit a production Northstar or vice versa."

o-well

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Question wonder and be wierd
are you kind?